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Ram's Head Cupcirca 350-300 B.C.

On view:
David Geffen Galleries, Classical Revivals in Europe and America
Small ceramic vessel in the form of a ram's head, covered in a dotted pattern suggesting fleece, with a loop handle, in pale gray slip with dark patina
Close-up detail of an ancient ceramic vessel, showing a looped handle and rounded shoulder decorated with a pattern of dark impressed dots on a pale buff surface with heavy encrustation.
Ceramic vessel photographed from above, looking down into a wide cylindrical interior with pale cream-white slip, visible firing cracks, and a single handle at the rim; rough, aged surface with earthen residue.

Unknown, Ram's Head Cup, circa 350-300 B.C., Los Angeles County Museum of Art, William Randolph Hearst Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Ram's Head Cup
Culture
Greek
Place Made
Eastern Mediterranean
Date Made
circa 350-300 B.C.
Medium
Ceramic with red pigment
Dimensions
5 3/8 × 3 1/8 × 4 in. (13.65 × 7.94 × 10.16 cm)
Credit Line
William Randolph Hearst Collection
Accession Number
50.8.42
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture: Greek and Roman
Selected Bibliography
  • Clement, Paul A. "Geryon and Others in Los Angeles." Hesperia: The Journal of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens 24, no.1 (1955): 1-24.